| EARCANDY | Light, popular music man's finishing in daycare with new arrangement (3,5) |
| EASYLISTENING | Light, popular music (4,9) |
| RACY | Reduction in daycare raised — or suggesting it? |
| CHIP | Casino token in daycare centre... cool (4) |
| KNIVES | Wherewithal to cut music man's topknot (6) |
| ASCAP | Music man's org. |
| AHNO | "...How sweet that memory, how long ago. Forever. Oh yes, forever. Will I Ever Tell You? _ _ _ _." -The Music Man's "Lida Rose" (1958) |
| LAVALAMP | Decorative light, popular in the 1970s (4.4) |
| FLIRTING | Trifling with new arrangement? (8) |
| CLERIHEW | Holy man, finishing early, cut verse |
| GLISSADE | Gliding ballet step starting and finishing in a plie in fifth position, generally preceding a jump (8) |
| BATHROBE | One article Nick wears after finishing in tub? (8) |
| PEDANTIC | Particular group painted daycare centre (8) |
| TODDLERS | Daycare kids |
| PLAYROOM | Daycare establishment |
| RHYTHMSECTION | Music group and choir test hymn with new arrangement (6,7) |
| FOURDIMENSIONAL | Formalised union with new arrangement in time and space (4-11) |
| GOITALONE | With new arrangement, I got help from 6, say, to set up as freelancer |
| RURITANIA | I turn aria, with new arrangement, into Land of Hope ... |
| WHATHAPPENS | With new arrangement, a step-nephew has to play it by ear? (3,4,7) |
